Search for missing Jay Slater enters ninth day

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Search for missing Jay Slater enters ninth day

Jay Slater, a 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, has now been missing in Tenerife for nine days since attending the NRG festival on June 16th. Slater’s phone last pinged in the north of the Spanish island and he was attempting to return to his accommodation after missing the bus the following morning. He called a friend to say he was going to walk back, but said he had “no idea” where he was and needed water. Slater’s father has made appeals for help from the local community in Santiago del Teide, where the family went after an unconfirmed report of a possible local sighting. Police cars were seen parked at the entrance to a mountain track in the Rural de Teno National Park on Monday, where the search has focused.

Specialist dog teams have joined the search to find Slater, who was staying in an apartment with friends he had met at the festival. The police have concentrated their efforts in an area near a national park in north-western Tenerife, which is close to where Slater’s phone last pinged. Emergency services examined outbuildings in the park, with search and rescue personnel carefully exploring the overgrown terrain, hillsides, and rivers. Spanish police reportedly turned down support from Lancashire Constabulary as the hunt continues.

Meanwhile, Slater’s mother has issued a direct appeal to her son to come home. She said they just needed him home, and the family were growing more and more concerned as time goes on without a trace of Slater. Other than the unconfirmed sighting, no leads have been reported on Slater’s whereabouts. Warren Slater, his father, has made heartfelt pleas for help from anyone who might know something, stating that someone must know something, and he just wants his son found. The search for Jay Slater continues into the tenth day, and friends, family, and police are all concerned for his safety and well-being

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